Co-Producers Unite! Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Food Heritage of Turtle Island (Oct. 14)

Oct 14, 2021 01:00 PM ET | Register  

Join us in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day (in the United States) and World Food Day 2021 to learn from Indigenous Chefs and Producers of Turtle Island (North America). Engage with Indigenous chefs, producers and international experts on the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ food systems and cuisine in the kitchen, production, policy, schools and community.

Participating chefs and the first 50 participants to register will receive a Native Foods Connection box from the American Indian Foods Program of the Intertribal Agriculture Council featuring Indigenous-produced products including blue corn mix, acorn bites, chokecherry syrup, bison sticks and more!

FAO North America is pleased to co-host this interactive event with the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Slow Food Turtle Island Association and Slow Food USA.

Presenting Chefs and Producers will include:
Chef Elena Terry (Ho-Chunk Nation)
Chef Nephi Craig, (White Mountain Apache Nation, Dineh)
Chef Rich Francis, (Haudenosaunee, Gwich’in First Nations)
Chef Alfredo Oropeza from Mexico
Spring Alaska Schreinder (Valdez Native Tribe/Inupiaq) Sakari Farms and Sakari Botanicals
Simon Martinez (Ute Mountain Tribe) Bow & Arrow Brand, LLC

Join the conversation on social media using the hashtags #HonoringNativeFoods, #IndigenousPeoplesDay & #WorldFoodDay.